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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon-si, KR;
Min-seog Choi, Seoul, KR;
Ki-Hun Jeong, Daejeon-si, KR;
Hyeon-Cheol Park, Daejeon-si, KR;
Seun-wan Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Daejeon-si, KR;
Abstract
Fiber scanning optical probes and medical imaging apparatuses including the same are provided. The fiber scanning optical probe includes an optical fiber; an actuator attached onto the optical fiber and configured to drive the optical fiber at a driving resonance frequency; a mass provided at a side of the optical fiber and configured to control the driving resonance frequency; and a frequency separator provided on a portion of the optical fiber between the actuator and the mass, the frequency separator being configured to separate the driving resonance frequency into separate resonance frequencies.